After Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg’s
Funeral Mass yesterday at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City,
the Grand Ducal Family hosted a private reception at the Grand
Ducal Palace for several of the guests – including the various
representatives from the royal families across the globe. As it was
a private function, the Grand Ducal Court released official images
after the reception…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands have attended the National Remembrance of the Dead
in the Amsterdam. The National Remembrance of the Dead takes places
annually on 4 May. A little before 7 in the evening, the King and
Queen walked across Dam square…
On the occasion of his tenth birthday,
the Royal Danish House has released two new photos in celebration
of Prince Henrik’s birthday. Henrik is the son of Prince Joachim
and Princess Marie of Denmark. The images were taken by his mother,
Princess Marie and show the…
It was a sad time for Luxembourg as the
state funeral for Grand Duke Jean was held this morning at
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Luxembourg City. Many Luxembourgers braved
the cold, wet day to bid a final farewell to their beloved
statesman who died on 23 April. RTL Today screen grab, fair use The
Princess Royal arrives at the funeral. RTL Today screen grab, fair
use Queen Mathilde, King…
This Week in Royal Fashion: Sophie in India, Kate at Anna Freud Centre and Danish royals at birthday gala
4th May 2019
This week we saw glittering gowns in
Denmark, a familiar style for Kate at the Anna Freud Centre, and an
array of colourful outfits as the Countess of Wessex toured India.
Let’s take a look at the fashion highlights: Danish royals at
Princess Benedikte’s birthday…
Luxembourg is preparing to say a final
farewell to Grand Duke Jean. His funeral takes place on May 4th
with thousands of his fellow citizens expected to line the streets
around the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Luxembourg City to show their
respects. National mourning continues…
This morning, Grand Duke Henri of
Luxembourg released a heartfelt letter about his late father, Grand
Duke Jean. The letter was released by the Grand Ducal Court in both
Luxembourgish and French. The translation of his letter, done by
Luxarazzi, is below: Dear fellow citizens, Today on the day of the
funeral of our beloved father, I would like to tell you how much he
meant to us, his children…
French media could this week report that
on Thursday, Prince Jean of France welcomed the presidents of both
France and Italy to his home, Amboise Castle. Emmanuel and Brigitte
Macron were warmly welcomed by the prince and his family. One of
the three current pretenders to…
King Harald of Norway, together with his
son Crown Prince Haakon, approved a surprising change in the
Norwegian government on Friday morning. No changes were expected in
the government and the change was to bring back a former minister
who in 2018 was forced to resign. The…
Luxembourg’s postal service will make its
own tribute to Grand Duke Jean on the day of his funeral. On May
4th 2019 it will use a special stamp for letters passing through
its office in central Luxembourg city. They will bear the image of
Jean who died last month at the age of 98. The stamp bears a
drawing of Grand Duke Jean as well as his name and the dates of his
birth, death and funeral.
